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Chad Blake
Personal information
Full name Alan Chadwick Blake
Date of birth (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bristol Pirates
Number 93
Youth career
2008-2010 Worcester Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Worcester Rovers 6 (6)
2011- Bristol Pirates ? (?)
International career
2011- England U21 4 (3)
2011- England 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Chadwick Blake (born 16 June 1993), better known as Chad Blake, is an English footballer who plays for the BritLeague's Bristol Pirates.

Rise to stardom

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Blake was one of the finalists of BTN's Be A BritLeague Pro competition, a reality show in which promising footballers from the lower regional leagues try and earn themselves a BritLeague contract. Matt Cook won the show, and subsequently signed with Manchester Rockers, but Blake was impressive enough for him to be signed up by Bristol Pirates. He especially won the praise of then-London United and England midfielder CraiCo, who was a mentor/pundit on the show, who said:

Making the big league and early England call-up

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His early season form for the Pirates attracted the attention of England manager Marco Garibaldi, who decided to call him up for the qualifying matches against Iceland. At 17 years, nine months and ten days, he became the youngest England player since Edward Redwood, who was slightly younger when he made his England debut in 2003. He is the first Bristol Pirates player to play for England while at the club.